Patriarchy vs. Androcentrism: What's the Difference?

A social system in which the father is the head of the family.

Centered or focused on men, often to the neglect or exclusion of women

A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by men.

An ideological focus on males and men, and issues affecting them, possibly to the detriment of non-males.

Dominance of a society by men, or the values that uphold such dominance.

The collection of men in positions of power, exerting such dominance. In all senses also called patriarchate.

A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.

A power structure in which men are dominant.

(Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.

Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.

A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line